The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-02-19
OUR MAN ABOUT TOWN.
The Things our People Find Time to Talk
About from Day to Day

About from Day to Day.
The efforts of the scholars Of our pub
lie schools were heartily and happily APP
preciated Saturday evening by one of the
largest audiences that ever filed School
Hall, the large and commodous room was
literally damned full" from the entrance
to the footlights, and many were unwilling
ly turned away with the soothing consola.
tion that the entertainment would be re-
peated Monday evening. An elaborate
programme had been arranged. which,
! through the indefatigable efforts of Prof j.
Morris Roberts and his corps of able assist
ants, was rendered without perceptible
fault Among the special features Of the
evenings entertainment was a solo, "The
Selfish Man." by Blanche Kramer; dia-
logue, "Sober Second Thought" by Bessie
Noll and Savilla Faust; song, "For
Goodness Sake Don't Say 1 Told You,"
rendered by Katie Durling, won for the
| little singer well earned encore; "Frog
Hollow Lyceum," by pupils of the Gram
mar school, in which Miss Emma Seller
! enthusiastically declamed on the fate OF
''poor Mr.. Jones" and Miss Emma Miller
eXpounded the question of Woman's Rights,
much to the discontinue of the president
of the society, Mr.. John LeHtz, Jr., who
in his efforts TO keep order was peppered
with paper balls by the members of the
I,Lyceum-the meeting adjourned amidst
loud applause from the audience, At this
juncture the curtain was rung down and
the Lehighton orchestra treated the audi
dience to a fine musical selection The
bell rings, up goes the curtain, and sixteen
pupils of the third primary school of which
Miss Emma Reber is the teacher, march in
order on the stage and perform My Dolp "a
school drill, with a correctness and precis-
ion of motion wonderful in scholars SO
young -reflecting much credit on the teach
er; dialogue, "The House that Jack
Built" by Grace Peters and Willie Hauk
was excellently rendered; LaughingSong,"
by pupils of the Intermediate school, was
loudly applauded, while the dialogue, "Hard
of Hearing" by Irene Fenstermacher, Sal
lie Gabel and Willie Hauk, ended with
hearty laugh for the audience; Johnny
Schmoker," song, by the boys of the In
termedate school, of which Miss Koons is
the teacher, was Enthusiastically rendered
In this instance the teacher deserves much
credit for the manner in which she trained
her scholars to a precision of motion and
correctness of expression which found their
appreciation in the prolonged applause
which followed fits rendition; The I'm
happy Editor dialogue by the pupils of
the High school. abounded with many per-
sonalities, in which the "NIan About Town" |
and the indefatlgabe Bob Sweeny were not
forgotten, kept the audience in a continual |
roar of laughter as well as in a condition of |
uncertain expectancy which only ended |
with the dropping of the curtain. BY re- |
quest Katie During sang with great feeling
and effect the beautiful and heart-touching |
song, us it Because am Nobody's Child" |
The entertainment concluded with a farce
in two acts, entitled CLANS Won Smash"
by pupils of the High School. The rem
diton was comical in the extreme and was
well received.
AT the room of the Young Mems |
Christian Association Sunday afternoon,
f. Pierce Lentz, of Northampton street,
addressed a gathering of ladies and gentle
men on the "Mode Man." The speaker
presented his idea of the model man as
ia tI,ot
could emulate Him, it was in the power of |
all to live life of honor, fidelity, purity
and consistency. At the close of the meet
ing it was announced that Rev. J. Z. Free
man, of Weissport, would be the speaker
for next Sunday afternoon.
The committees on arrangements for
the first annual grand ball of the Lehgh
Hook and Ladder Company, on the eveaing
OF the 2lst instant, are sparing no effort
in their endeavors to make it the event OF
the season. The popular Depierro Orches-
ira, of Freeland, has been engaged at con-
expense and will furnish music
on the occasion. Those who delight in
skipping the light fantastic toe should bear
the above fact in mind: with the mystic
charms of melody 10 WOO light feet to the
giddy whirl of the may waltz the hours
will be danced in and out with pleasant de-
light and fatigue will be unknown. Our
citizens should not fail to liberally patron
ize the Firemen's benefit. 1t devoves on
them,in fact,to do so. Buy ticket, (S1.OO)
and help the "iire laddies' along.
Thomas S. Beck and family, who emf
grated to this place about thirty-fye years
ago, on Monday moved to Bethlehem. Mr..
Beck was at one time postmaster here, and
carried on large mercantile business, he
also held at various periods local offices of
trust and responsibility and was for several
years clerk in the county commissioners
office, at Mauch Chunk. His son Thomas
c. Beck, is an active worker in the Y. NJ.
c. A., which organization he was the
means of establishing here and pushing to
success. The family have large circle
of friends who wish for them a peaceful
and prosperous life in their new home at
Bethlehem.
COMMUNICATED
The County Superintendency.